Adam Lord

Anton Forrester is hoping to put his injury hell behind him during his time at the Globe Arena.

The Blackburn Rovers loanee made his first league start in almost two years when he led the line in Morecambe’s 1-0 win over Dagenham & Redbridge.

The 21-year-old Liverpudlian was then handed a second start against Fleetwood in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy defeat having previously impressed in League 2 while on loan at Bury.

It was at Gigg Lane that he picked up a cruciate knee ligament injury in March 2014 however which, coupled with hamstring problems, meant the powerful front man missed almost the entirety of last season.

Forrester said: “It’s good to just get back playing really.

“Since I picked up the knee injury at Bury I haven’t played a league game for two years so it feels good.